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Michael Klack, 1942 to 1947 was my Dad's partner. He left the partnership in about 1943, IIRC

02-10-2014 12:23 AM

Dean101

Re: Magnetic Variance

Hey fella's, I got a grip on the variation/deviation thing. You guys sound like you're enjoying that waltz so just have at it.

02-09-2014 10:48 PM

svHyLyte

Re: Magnetic Variance

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"Don", "Ron" who knows? I think there were brothers involved in the yard?

Being 10 years old in 1945 all I knew was that it "tipped". From what I can remember it was built in Vallejo in the 20's as a centerboard boat and later converted to full keel without the centerboard. IIRC, my Dad sold it in about 1947. The next time we saw it, in about 1974, or so, it was anchored out among the hippie house boats in Richardson Bay, in pretty rough shape, with its original name still on it. Who knows where it had been in all those years.

To the best of my memory, the picture could actually be the original boat we had? It had a small flat head motor in it with an offset shaft. Maybe a "Utility four", predecessor to the Atomic four?

Ah... Don Anderson I think but who knows at this point eh? (If my memory were cheese it would be swiss!)

"Don", "Ron" who knows? I think there were brothers involved in the yard?

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That yacht looks like a boat by the name Polaris that used to do the Master Mariners. Very fast so long as the runners were handled well, eh?

Being 10 years old in 1945 all I knew was that it "tipped". From what I can remember it was built in Vallejo in the 20's as a centerboard boat and later converted to full keel without the centerboard. IIRC, my Dad sold it in about 1947. The next time we saw it, in about 1974, or so, it was anchored out among the hippie house boats in Richardson Bay, in pretty rough shape, with its original name still on it. Who knows where it had been in all those years.

To the best of my memory, the picture could actually be the original boat we had? It had a small flat head motor in it with an offset shaft. Maybe a "Utility four", predecessor to the Atomic four?

We were in Clipper from 1970 thru 1980. "Madden", does sound familiar although once we got our berth we had little to no contact with Clipper, other than to pay the bills. We did our haulouts at Anderson's, about 100 yards from our berth, "Ron" Anderson, IIRC?

"Gray Hair", oh, yes, what there is still left of it. At 79 I an fortunate to still be upright, and know my name, on most days. Trying to run with the big dogs on PWRG is, however becoming more & more difficult, especially with those folks from Australia & Canada.

A boat identical to one, maybe the boat, my Dad had in 1945. I can still remember it smelling like "old boat" when we opened it up. Kept it at the City owned St. Francis basin, before it was enlarged. Boat's name was the "Flirt"

Paul T

Ah... Don Anderson I think but who knows at this point eh? (If my memory were cheese it would be swiss!)

That yacht looks like a boat by the name Polaris that used to do the Master Mariners. Very fast so long as the runners were handled well, eh?

Yes. I remember "Momma Munson" pretty well. Very colorful to say the least. If she liked you, breakfast was often on the house. If not, you'd starve before you got service.

When you were at Clipper Ships, was Herb Madden running the place? (Boy he was a crusty old fadoddle head,eh?) While we were there, the Hiscocks came through in Wanderer IV and spent a few months. (Now Eric was a guy that could seriously drink! He came aboard our boat once and we offered him and Susan a glass of wine upon which he pulled out his own bottle of Whiskey! Nothing like Whiskey and monster CC cookies from the Pine Street Bakery.)

I have to admit though that I was glad to get out of Sausalito after the hippies all but took over the place. We moved up to a mooring on the San Rafael Canal until we finally got a slip at our club in Brickyard Cove, Richmond Yacht Club.

Ah well, Paully, we're showing our gray hair I guess....

We were in Clipper from 1970 thru 1980. "Madden", does sound familiar although once we got our berth we had little to no contact with Clipper, other than to pay the bills. We did our haulouts at Anderson's, about 100 yards from our berth, "Ron" Anderson, IIRC?

"Gray Hair", oh, yes, what there is still left of it. At 79 I an fortunate to still be upright, and know my name, on most days. Trying to run with the big dogs on PWRG is, however becoming more & more difficult, especially with those folks from Australia & Canada.

A boat identical to one, maybe the boat, my Dad had in 1945. I can still remember it smelling like "old boat" when we opened it up. Kept it at the City owned St. Francis basin, before it was enlarged. Boat's name was the "Flirt"

Oh, yes, I remember her well, good fodder for the papers at that time. We kept our boat at Fisherman's Warf, a ladder & two pilings to tie up to, "what float?"

Later we kept our sailboat at Clipper Yacht Harbor, basin # 2 for ten years. We called it "cyclone alley" in the afternoons during the summer. One chance to get it docked right, one chance.

OK, here is a memory challenge for you. Who was the really big heavy hippie woman that always wore a MuMu and ran a restaurant, in North Beach, I think, then later moved it to Sonoma? Something like "Big Momma"?

Your prize will be determined later.

Paul T

Senior moment flash? Anita's Galley? or something like that?

Another flash: Juanita Munson? Juanita's Place, Galley? IIRC, a lot of the San Francisco "movers & shakers", like Herb Caen & Melvin Belli used to go there. As a telephone repair man, I went to Melvin Belli's residence, a "Community Apartment", now called Condos, I think. Very interesting person.

Yes. I remember "Momma Munson" pretty well. Very colorful to say the least. If she liked you, breakfast was often on the house. If not, you'd starve before you got service.

When you were at Clipper Ships, was Herb Madden running the place? (Boy he was a crusty old fadoddle head,eh?) While we were there, the Hiscocks came through in Wanderer IV and spent a few months. (Now Eric was a guy that could seriously drink! He came aboard our boat once and we offered him and Susan a glass of wine upon which he pulled out his own bottle of Whiskey! Nothing like Whiskey and monster CC cookies from the Pine Street Bakery.)

I have to admit though that I was glad to get out of Sausalito after the hippies all but took over the place. We moved up to a mooring on the San Rafael Canal until we finally got a slip at our club in Brickyard Cove, Richmond Yacht Club.

Yes, but it doesn't seem so, eh? I presume you remember Valhalla? (Sally Stanford's gin joint/bordello in the cove on the south end of Sausalito.) That was a good time, eh? (If you recall, Sally ran for, and was elected, mayor on the grounds that since politicians all proved to be whores anyway, the public should have the right to know they were voting for one to begin with. She actually did a pretty good job.)

Oh, yes, I remember her well, good fodder for the papers at that time. We kept our boat at Fisherman's Warf, a ladder & two pilings to tie up to, "what float?"

Later we kept our sailboat at Clipper Yacht Harbor, basin # 2 for ten years. We called it "cyclone alley" in the afternoons during the summer. One chance to get it docked right, one chance.

OK, here is a memory challenge for you. Who was the really big heavy hippie woman that always wore a MuMu and ran a restaurant, in North Beach, I think, then later moved it to Sonoma? Something like "Big Momma"?

Your prize will be determined later.

Paul T

Senior moment flash? Anita's Galley? or something like that?

Another flash: Juanita Munson? Juanita's Place, Galley? IIRC, a lot of the San Francisco "movers & shakers", like Herb Caen & Melvin Belli used to go there. As a telephone repair man, I went to Melvin Belli's residence, a "Community Apartment", now called Condos, I think. Very interesting person.